Carry On Tuesday # 138

I've taken the first line from Elinor Wylie's charming poem The Church-Bell this week

As I was lying in my bed,

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It just remains for me to wish you and yours a happy and peaceful New Year.

Carry On Tuesday # 137

I thought it only fitting to feature a seasonal song this week. The first line from When a Child is Born goes like this :-

A ray of hope flickers in the sky

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Carry On Tuesday # 136

This week I've taken the opening line from Eric Clapton's 1974 hit Let it Grow


Standing at the crossroads


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Carry On Tuesday # 135

For our inspiration this week I've taken the first line of a poem by Robert H Smith entitled The Clock of Life

The clock of life is wound but once

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Carry On Tuesday # 134

There's a chill in the air. This week I've found a  seasonal  poem by Edward Kofi Louis - it's called Dark Winter Blues. The first line starts with the following words;

The darkness of winter.....

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Cary on Tuesday # 133

When Rachmaninov wrote his second piano concerto in 1901, he could never have imagined that  one day his melody would become one of the best known pop ballads of all time. This week I offer you the opening four lines of All By Myself

When I was young

I never needed anyone

And making love was just for fun

Those days are gone

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Carry on Tuesday # 132

Time again to turn William Shakespeare for a prompt! It's from the Merchant of Venice

Love is blind, and lovers cannot see

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